Thread: Brits using windows on Nuclear subs

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    they might get a discount on Microsoft Visual Cruise Missile mind you
    Ha ha - very funny. Internet Explorer is considered an integral part of that, right?

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    it's probably used to browse to the country who your going to blow the crap out of's website

    one thing i'd like to know, how would a submarine handle a BSOD?
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    I've not had a BSOD since Windows 98.

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    >I've not had a BSOD since Windows 98.
    Clearly you never used ME then.
    My best code is written with the delete key.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Prelude
    >I've not had a BSOD since Windows 98.
    Clearly you never used ME then.
    Nope.

    Windows in general is like a musical instrument... there are no good and bad instruments, only talented and untalented musicians.

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    >there are no good and bad instruments, only talented and untalented musicians.
    Even the most talented violinist can't play an instrument with broken strings.
    My best code is written with the delete key.

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    You're comparing Windows to a broken instrument. How is Windows broken?

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    > Even the most talented violinist can't play an instrument with broken strings.

    Pete Townshend could. That man could do anything.

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    >How is Windows broken?
    I don't think I'll go there. But if you wait I'm sure someone will.
    My best code is written with the delete key.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bubba
    We use Windows to run our entire factory. If it fails you just reboot the system. But since its Windows 2000 we really don't have much trouble. Every program will hard lock at some point and its not all that disastrous. Just reboot. When you reboot all systems go into idle mode and keep doing what they were doing prior to the reboot. Since a reboot only takes like 3 minutes or so this usually does not cause any problems.

    haha, I can imagine some guys in a submarine hundreds of feet below the surface, and their navagation software crashes, then asks if they want to report an error.
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    >>You recommend that I only install trusted software. This is the MS equivalent.

    sorry i didnt makeself clear there. what i meant there was that in linux, most security holes is introduces to the system with 3rd party software, wherein windows, many comes with the OS itself.

    with that said, i'd like to say that i dont 'hate' windows in the truest meaning with the word, but i certainly have issues with it. i am using windows fulltime now because I manages to screw up the suse partition while trying to resize it and the university doesnt provide me with enough bandwidth to download it again.

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    >in linux, most security holes is introduces to the system with 3rd party software
    Ignoring the fact that the majority of any Linux system is third party software?
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    haha, I can imagine some guys in a submarine hundreds of feet below the surface, and their navagation software crashes, then asks if they want to report an error.
    Either that or it automatically updates itself to SP2 and the software isnt compatible.

    Good thing though, they could always ctrl+alt+del to stop a nuke from firing
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    kermit $ ps -A
    PID TTY TIME CMD
    ....
    3356 ? 00:00:00 firefox-bin
    3808 ? 00:00:00 tactical-nuke
    3409 pts/0 00:00:00 bash
    ....

    kermit $ kill 3808

    when I need to stop my nukes from firing I just use the kill command...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Govtcheez
    > Even the most talented violinist can't play an instrument with broken strings.

    Pete Townshend could. That man could do anything.
    So could Willy Wonka.

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